As the name may imply, the DH Lawrence Festival, is a celebration of the novelist DH Lawrence. The highlight of this year’s festival is a collection of his paintings, entitled Controversy on Canvas, at the DH Lawrence Heritage Centre. For more information and events during the festival see our listing via the link above.

The Heritage Open Days take place throughout the weekend and give you an intriguing insight into the unique historical gems that are available in our area. My personal highlight will be the Annesley Old Church Launch, a place visited by Lord Byron and DH Lawrence.

As part of Heritage Open Days, you can also take a trip back 150 years at the Ruddington Framework Knitters’ Museum, discovering how the knitters worked and lived, and even being invited to knit your own souvenir! The event takes place across both weekend days.

We are very lucky to have WEYA here in Nottingham with over 1,000 young artists showcasing their talents at venues across the city. The headliners are Clash of the Styles in Old Market Square tomorrow night, a dance production that includes Street Dance and Salsa; and on Sunday night Mandala will light up the Council House with spectacular 3D digital projection.

Other exhibitions or performances to look out for this weekend as part of WEYA include Lace Market Gallery exhibition run by New College Nottingham and Backlit Gallery showcasing live music and photography.

Also opening today is a celebration of Nottingham’s Lace heritage and its resurgence in contemporary culture. Entitled Lace:Here:Now, the exhibitions take place at various venues across the city.

Newark Blues Festival 2012 is the fourth of its kind and over 30 bands will perform at various venues across the town. Head on over for some excellent live music.

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